Historical Events In June - 11

1899  On this day in history george Frederick McKay, composer   

1900  On June - 11 australians in action at Diamond Hill   

1900  -12] Battle at Diamond Hill: British troops chase General Botha on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history lawrence E Spivak, Bkln NY, news panelist (Meet the Press)   

1900  Charles Swinnerton Heap, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history cook Islands annexed & proclaimed part of New Zealand   

1902  On this day in history vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin, composer   

1903  On June - 11 king Alexander and Queen Draga of Belgrade are assassinated by members of the Serbian army.   

1903  On this day in history ernie Nevers, NFL fullback (Duluth Eskimos, Chicago Cardinals)   

1903  Draga Masin, wife of Serbian king Aleksandar I, murdered at 35 on June - 11.   

1904  On June - 11 cub's Bob Wicker no-hits NY Giants, wins in 12th on 1 hitter, 1-0   

1904  On this day in history clarence "Pinetop" Smith, jazz pianist/singer (Boogie Woogie Piano)   

1905  Penns Railroad debuts fastest train in world (NY-Chicago in 18 hrs) on June - 11.   

1906  On June - 11 clifford Leofric Purdy Bishop, bishop   

1906  Heinrich Hart, German writer (Das Lied der Menschheit), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1907  Northants all out for 12 v Gloucestershire on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history anton D Hildebrand, children's book writer (Man in the Moon)   

1908  Georg Adler, German statehouse head, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1910  The birth of Jaques Cousteau, French underwater explorer on this day in history.   

1910  Carmine Coppola, composer/conductor (Godfather II, Apocalypse Now) on this day in history.   

1911  Tigers trailing White Sox 13-1 come back to win 16-15 on June - 11.   

1911  Russ Hodges, Dayton Tn, sportscaster (Wednesday Night Fights) on this day in history.   

1912  Mukhtar Ashrafi, composer on June - 11.   

1912  Leon Dierx, French poet (Amants), dies at 74 on June - 11.   

1913  John Elliott Terry, managing director (National Film Finance Corp) on this day in history.   

1913  On June - 11 machmud Shevket Pasha, Turks grand vizier, murdered   

1914  Gerald Mohr, NYC, actor (Christopher-Foreign Intrigue) on June - 11.   

1915  On June - 11 david Kindersley, font designer/cutter   

1917  On this day in history king Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father Constantine I abdicated under pressure by allied armies occupying Athens.   

1917  On this day in history james Bostock, painter/engraver   

1919  On this day in history 23rd US Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 301 at Brae Burn CC Mass   

1919  On this day in history richard Todd, Ireland, actor (Dorian Gray, Assassin Yangtse Incident)   

1920  On June - 11 republicans nominate Warren G Harding for president   

1920  On June - 11 bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra, King of Nepal (1955-72)   

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1403  On June - 11 birth of john IV, Duke of Brabant (d. 1427)   

1456  On June - 11 birth of anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485)   

1540  Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594) was born on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history birth of ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist)   

1588  George Wither, English writer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1672  On June - 11 birth of francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer   

1696  On June - 11 birth of francis Edward James Keith, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal (d. 1758)   

1697  On June - 11 birth of francesco A Vallotti, Italian organist/composer/theorist   

0323  Death of Alexander the Great, son of Philip II of Macedon (b. 356 BC) (or the 10th June) on June - 11.   

1183  On June - 11 death of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (b. 1155)   

1216  Hendrik of Constantinople, emperor of Constantinople (1206-16), dies on this day in history.   

1249  On June - 11 adelheid van Schaarbeek, Flemish mystic/saint, dies   

1479  On this day in history johannes a San Facundo, Spanish Augustine saint, dies   

1488  James III, king of Scotland, dies in battle on June - 11.   

1557  On June - 11 death of king John III of Portugal (b. 1502)   

1560  On this day in history marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44